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The Astor Library was a free public library in the East Village, Manhattan, developed primarily through the collaboration of New York City merchant John Jacob Astor and New England educator and bibliographer Joseph Cogswell and designed by Alexander Saeltzer. It was primarily meant as a research library, and its books did not circulate.
The Astor is a building at 235 West 75th Street, on Broadway between 75th and 76th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. William Waldorf Astor hired architects Clinton and Russell to design the two southern towers of The Astor in 1901.
The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to the Italian and Swiss Alps, [1] the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history.
Astor in 1909 Astor as Henry IV of France. John Jacob Astor IV was born on July 13, 1864, at his parents' country estate of Ferncliff in Rhinebeck, New York.He was the youngest of five children and only son of William Backhouse Astor Jr., a businessman, collector, and racehorse breeder/owner, and Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn, a Dutch-American socialite.
MG Astor, a sport utility vehicle sold in India; MS Astor (1981), a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1981–1985 for Hadag Cruise Line and Safmarine; MS Astor, a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1986–1987 for Marlan Corporation and 1995 onwards for Transocean Tours; SS Astor, a Panamanian cargo ship in service 1955–70
John Astor may refer to: John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), German-born American businessman John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890), grandson of the above, American financier and philanthropist
Liz Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever (born 1950), British author; Madeleine Astor (1893–1940), wife of John Jacob Astor IV; Mary Astor (1906–87), Academy Award-winning American actress; Michael Astor (1916–80), British Conservative Party politician; Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879–1964), first woman to serve as a British Member of ...
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